There is Currently No Resident Priest at St Benet’s
At present, Autumn 2022, we are without a Parish Priest, and Fr Mike Brookes, parish priest at St Edmund’s in Bungay, is also acting as the Administrator of our parish.
For details of the services at St Edmund’s, please visit their web site, www.stedmundsrcbungay.org.uk
To Contact Fr Mike in an emergency,
tel 01986 89 33 55 or email michael.brookes@rcdea.org.uk
Through the good offices of retired clergy – and especially the assistance of Fr Mike – we maintain the following schedule. However, it is always at risk of change, so please check here in the posted weekly Newsletter before travelling.
Mass Times – Sundays
09:00 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Gillingham.
10:30 St. Benet’s, Beccles.
There is no evening Mass.
Mass Times – Holy Days of Obligation
09:15 St. Benet’s, Beccles; (usually with pupils from our school).
19:00 St. Benet’s, Beccles
Note that Evening Mass is not said on Easter Sunday or Christmas Day.
Saturday Vigil Mass
We do not have a Vigil Mass at St Benet’s. However, St Edmund’s at Bungay has a Mass at 1830 on Saturday. Please visit their web site, www.stedmundsrcbungay.org.uk for details.
Weekday Mass
Fr Mike from Bungay will say Mass in St Benet’s at 11:00 on Friday – or as set out in our weekly schedule.
Weekday Mass may occasionally be replaced by a Eucharistic Service and times may be altered when weddings, funerals or other special events occur. Current details can be found in the Newsletter. Copies are usually available at the back of the church or in the porch, and it is also posted here on this Web Site.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Holy Hour is held at certain times during the year as an expression of Eucharistic devotion and an opportunity for parishioners to pray for particular intentions.
The Rosary and Stations of the Cross
The Rosary is usually prayed on Wednesday mornings at 09:30; Stations of the Cross are said at 19:30 on Friday evenings in Lent
Confessions
Confessions are heard in St Benet’s by appointment with Fr Mike. It is often convenient to ask Fr Mike to be available after 11:00 Mass on Friday.
Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals
These can be arranged in consultation with the Priest.